Jacob Lawrence, Soldiers and Students (1962)

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June 7, 2009:

But note the teleology implied by the definition of vanguard. "The 'vanguard' of a class is that portion of the class which has developed furthest at any moment in time." Developed toward what? I believe this definition is accurate for Lenin, and that the teleology is present in Lenin's thinking as a holdover from Plekhanov's schematic Marxism.

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